# How big is Florida?

Florida covers 65,758 square miles (170,312 km²). Almost a fifth of that is water, leaving 53,625 square miles of land. It is the 22nd-biggest state.

- 65,758 square miles
- 170,312 km²
- 42.1 million acres
- 31.8 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/florida/

## 447 miles by 361

It is about 447 miles long and 361 miles wide.

## A peninsula between two seas

About two-thirds of Florida is a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, and it is the only state on both. It has the longest coastline in the lower 48.

## How it compares

- 42.6× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Wisconsin](https://how-big-is.com/wisconsin/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Missouri](https://how-big-is.com/missouri/)
- 9.9% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 243× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 42.1 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 31.8 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 23.9 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 49,923× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 346,429× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 19× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 344× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 7.9% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 239× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 298× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is Florida?**
65,758 square miles (170,312 km²), 53,625 of them land.

**Is Florida bigger than Georgia?**
Yes, by about 11%.

**Where does Florida rank by size?**
22nd of the 50 states by total area, and 26th by land area.

**How long is Florida?**
About 447 miles (719 km) long and 361 miles (581 km) wide.

**How big is Florida compared to Texas?**
About 24% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 65,758 square miles in all, 53,625 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.